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SENATORS PUSH TO FENCE IN DRONES

An analysis of 891 drone sightings reported to the Federal Aviation Administration over a 17-month period found more than half flew too close to an airport, prompting lawmakers to renew calls Wednesday to tag the remote-controlled aircraft with electronic collars that would keep them away. Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., want “geofencing” software that works like electronic collars for pets to keep drones from wandering in front of passenger planes, as reported by USA Today.

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